City Page for October 22

WEATHER

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Forecast (October 22): Weather will be dry in plains and in low, middle and high hills

Temperatures:

Shimla: 21.4 (max) 10.9 (min) Degrees Celsius Sunrise: 6:29am, sunset: 5:42pm

Dharamshala: 23.2 (max), 12.8(min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 21.6 (max), 5.8 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers Say

Pothole on P’kot-Mandi NH invites road accidents (Pix)

A big pothole on the Pathankot-Mandi national highway at Kotla is an open invitation for accidents, especially for those riding two-wheelers. With the state national highway authorities not bothering to fill it up, commuters feel the inconvenience while crossing the stretch, especially at night. Recently, two bikers met with an accident at this spot. Two other accidents involving a car and a truck have also occurred on the same spot. The authorities concerned should immediately fill up this pothole — Shiv Kumar, Kotla

Covid protocols not being followed in buses

Despite the authorities claiming that the Covid-19 guidelines would be strictly followed in HRTC buses, it is not the case. Even in private buses plying in Shimla, safety protocols are being disregarded. The social distancing rule is being flouted blatantly and the rush in buses is such that some passengers are standing too. In the absence of any checks, many passengers do not even wear masks. The drivers and conductors should ensure that SOPs are followed for everybody’s safety. – Raman Chauhan, Shimla

Education Notes

VC indifferent to students’ demands: NSUI (Pix)

The NSUI on Wednesday held a demonstration at the HPU, demanding restoration of entrance exams. NSUI campus president Praveen Minhas alleged that the VC had the time to go to the RSS office but had no time at all to talk to students. He added that the university had been witnessing continuous protests and it had turned into a police barrack but the VC seemed totally indifferent to students’ grievances. The NSUI warned that they would continue holding protests until entrance examinations were restored.

Last date for sending pro forma

Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni, has extended the last date for the submission of counselling pro forma through email for admission to MSc, MBA (Agribusiness) and PhD programmes. Counselling pro forma for MSc (normal and self-financing seats) and MBA (Agribusiness) can be sent till October 30 and can be emailed at uhf.pgnormalcp@gmail.com. For PhD programmes, the last date has been extended till November 10. The counselling pro forma for PhD have to be emailed at uhf.phdcp@gmail.com. The university recently adopted the new reservation roster for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes following which an opportunity was given to candidates to apply afresh. The last date for submission of online applications sought from such specific categories of candidates for admission to BSc, MSc, MBA (Agribusiness) and PhD programmes is October 24.

Entrance tests for LLB, HPUMAT

The HPU has decided to conduct the entrance test for LLB and HPUMAT for 2020-21 session. The HPUMAT test will be conducted on October 28 from 10am to 12 noon. The LLB test will be conducted on the same day from 2 pm to 3.30pm. The HPUMAT test will now be held in Nalagarh. Earlier, the centre was created in Chandigarh. As per the press release, admissions to all other subjects/courses will be granted on the basis of merit.

Helpline for discrepancy in result

BA, BSc, and BCom students, whose results were announced recently, can inform the university in case they find any discrepancy in their result through email at drexam1tdc3@gmail.com or examcentre@gmail.com, and rusaphu@gmail.co.. They can also call on 18001808113and 18001808115.